SANE takes down Soo Township meth lab

Wednesday

Mar 27, 2013 at 2:15 PM

Staff reports

Two individuals have been lodged in the Chippewa County Jail following the discovery of a meth lab in Soo Township early today, according to a press release from the Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement (SANE) Team.

SANE reports that a 20-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man was arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine along with a 21-year-old Sault woman on a similar charge. The identity of the two arrested individuals has not been released.

The drug task force was assisted by the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, the Sault Police Department and the Michigan State Police Methamphetamine Response Team during the raid. Sault Fire and Ambulance was also called to the scene until all of the evidence was safely removed.

Initial reports indicate the meth lab was uncovered after law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Soo Township residence off of Seymour Street.

Authorities collected methamphetamine components, equipment used to manufacture the drug, hazardous waste from the manufacturing process, digital scales, an unspecified quantity of marijuana and prescription drugs during the early morning search.